The BRI/Lunar New Year connection could definitely have exacerbated the situation.
The Shrike Send a noteboard - 20/03/2020 08:40:21 PM
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One was cultural and revolved around the tendency for multiple generations to live in close proximity and interact on a daily basis. That was also the case in what used to be primarily Italian neighborhoods here in America. Not so much in the last 30 years as the "Little Italy" neighborhoods have shrunk or even disappeared.
One was cultural and revolved around the tendency for multiple generations to live in close proximity and interact on a daily basis. That was also the case in what used to be primarily Italian neighborhoods here in America. Not so much in the last 30 years as the "Little Italy" neighborhoods have shrunk or even disappeared.
The other speculated whether Italy's signing on to the Chinese BRI investment in infrastructure project last year with the commensurate influx of Chinese labor into Lombardy had anything to do with it. Interestingly, the BRI project is also building a high speed railroad that runs through Qom in Iran.
Today is day 5 of required working from home. It's boring but hopefully helping to flatten the curve.
Like how would this have played out had it occurred in November or March rather than January/February.
Italy now has the largest raw numbers of coronavirus deaths.
- 19/03/2020 06:50:34 PM
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Braced for worst? or Hoping for the worst?
- 20/03/2020 03:29:25 AM
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You're a fucking bastard.
- 20/03/2020 04:00:10 AM
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That could be a little on you for the impression you give...
- 20/03/2020 05:18:28 AM
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Huh? "Stay safe everyone" is now code for a secular version of imprecatory prayer?
- 20/03/2020 08:45:04 AM
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He just said his friends lost family and you responded with that? *NM*
- 20/03/2020 03:12:53 PM
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I've seen two theories for why Italy has been hit so hard
- 20/03/2020 03:34:24 PM
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I heard Italy has the oldest population in Europe and many smokers *NM*
- 20/03/2020 05:39:04 PM
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The BRI/Lunar New Year connection could definitely have exacerbated the situation.
- 20/03/2020 08:40:21 PM
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Oh No, sound effect.
- 20/03/2020 11:17:26 PM
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Having grown up and lived in NYC for 18 years, I can tell you that
- 21/03/2020 03:01:26 PM
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I hope you are wrong as well, but I agree with your analysis. *NM*
- 21/03/2020 04:13:01 PM
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My friends in Bengaluru and Mysuru are now also on enforced work from home.
- 21/03/2020 01:10:35 AM
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Yeah they're catching up. But the numbers are definitely not accurate
- 21/03/2020 02:44:23 AM
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